Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Our operations include the following related party transactions (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021		2020

Total revenue from related parties	$	770	$	1,049
Interest expense to related parties	—		1,366

Bloom Energy Japan Limited

In May 2013, we entered into a joint venture with Softbank Corp., which is accounted for as an equity method investment. Under this arrangement, we sell Energy Servers and provide maintenance services to the joint venture. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recognized related party total revenue of $0.8 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Accounts receivable from this joint venture was $0.4 million as of March 31, 2021.

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd Joint Venture

In September 2019, we entered into a joint venture agreement with SK E&C to establish a light-assembly facility in the Republic of Korea for sales of certain portions of our Energy Server for the stationary utility and commercial and industrial market in the Republic of Korea. The joint venture is majority controlled and managed by us and is accounted for as a consolidated subsidiary. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we did not recognize related party revenue and we had no outstanding accounts receivable from this joint venture.

Debt to Related Parties

We had no debt or convertible notes from investors considered to be related parties as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.